There has been a donation of books to the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers by the Ringing Rocks Foundation who has closed it’s doors a few years ago. It is a series of 10 books written on an Indigenous healer/medicine person from around the world which includes a cd so you can hear the persons voice telling their story, prayers, or songs. They are very well done with beautiful photo’s. These books are out of print.

For more information on the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and the work they are doing for the world go to:
www.GrandmothersCouncil.com

We are looking for volunteers to help bring this process to fruition, from bringing the books from Flagstaff to Phoenix, to help fulfilling the orders in Phoenix, web design, to helping spread the word by e-mail or advertising. If you or anyone you know who supports the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers is willing to help in any way, even if for a couple hours, please have them contact Linda Rettinger at 602.686.3169 or e-mail sweetearlygirl@gmail.com.

We have 300 boxes in Flagstaff, although we have already brought 1/3 of them to a storage in Phoenix. We need to bring the remainder of the boxes to Phoenix so we can proceed with selling them. We will be making a run to Flagstaff to pick up the books on Monday June 25th, and can use all the help we can get. For any remaining books we will be making another run on Saturday June 30th. I already have a list of people who would like to buy sets of book, so as soon as we can get the books here and have everything in order we can begin sending the books to where they are meant to be.

Below is a flier of the books, although there is nothing being sold on any website yet as we are in the infant stage of this process, people are just calling me for orders now and I’m taking their name down. I have the description on my website at www.MeaningfulThings.net. You can scroll down the home page to see it. We could use some help with web design for this project.

100% of the proceeds will go to the 13 Grandmothers directly and the Center For sacred Studies who has taken care of the Grandmothers Council from the beginning. We are attempting to form an all volunteer team as a show of appreciation for the Grandmothers work in the world. they are involved in preserving the water sources of the world as well as other resources of the earth. They help with so many world projects attempting to preserve the earth for the next 7 generations. They also are involved in preserving indigenous ways of life as we see slowly reducing as cultures and languages breaking down. The Grandmothers do so much for the world, I would like to give back in this way.

When you contact me please use the headline Profiles of Healing. If anyone would like to see the books in person contact me and we can get together. If anyone is interested in a set or a single book contact me as well.

Please invite anyone who you feel may be interested.

I’m grateful for our community and what we can accomplish together

The authors scheduled to appear are as follows:

1. Ruth Douthitt from Phoenix – The Dragon Forest – middle school reader
2. Lori Hines from Goodyear – The Ancient Ones & Caves of the Watchers – mysteries set in Arizona and the Four Corners
3. Merle McCann, Scottsdale – The Longjohners Mystery series for middle school and family literacy
4. Andrew Means, Apache Junction – Some Memories: Growing Up with Marty Robbins
5. Jennifer Muraca, Glendale – Blackstrap’s Ecstasy, a pirate adventure
6. Kris Tualla, Glendale – 6 historical romances involving Norwegian heroes
7. Wayne Voegher, Glendale – The Silent War, a thriller/horror

Arizona Women of Worth, located in The Valley of the Sun, joins International Women’s Day and the United Nations in celebrating the achievements and commitments of ALL Women!

March 10, 2012 at the West Valley Center for Spiritual Living, 9745 W Peoria Ave., Peoria, AZ

Entertainment begins at 8:30 am with Steelin’ the Night Away. The program begins at 9 am. Cost is $20 when you pre-register or $25 at the door. This price includes a box lunch.

Visit the AWOW website for more information on AWOW, vendor and speaker information and to register!

We expect the Smashwords version almost any time, and printed copies are available from Revenge Publishing: info@revengepublishing.com Happy holidays and a great New Year!!

Coming Soon 11-11-11!

Letters from a gambler to his sister, a soldier losing a battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a priest on a murderous mission and a Geranium by any other name, all take readers back in time in 15 well-told stories. Enjoy centuries worth of nefarious deeds at the hands of today’s modern mystery scribes.

–Sunny Frazier, author of The Christy Bristol Astrology Mysteries

You’ll never read another crime anthology with so many unique stories and diverse settings as right here in Somewhere in Crime. You’ll find mermaids, burlesque, the old west, the paranormal, reincarnation and time travel just to give you a hint of what is inside. Besides exotic locations, you’ll recognize some others you might be more familiar with like Morro Bay, CA and Gorman, CA. I enjoyed every one, but my personal favorite is a story about Agatha Christie and Dr. Freud aboard the Orient Express.

–Marilyn Meredith, author of Bears With Us, a Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery

ORDER FROM SINC-CENTRAL COAST CHAPTER ISBN 978-0-9846098-4-0

vheckman@charter.net or Amazon.com  e versions available from Smashwords & Kindle

http://www.desertsleuths.com/Anthologies.html

http://www.examiner.com/arizona-haunted-sites-in-phoenix/a-visit-with-the-ancient-ones

You can find all of these elements, which culminate into the adventure of a lifetime for Lorelei Lanier, psychic medium, and the Arizona-Irish Paranormal Research Society, in Lori Hines’ first paranormal mystery novel titled The Ancient Ones. Published by Aberdeen Bay, it is the first in the trilogy and is available in print and kindle format through Amazon.com.

Since the main characters are investigators, Lori partnered with Sonoran Paranormal Investigations (SPI) in Phoenix to lead ghost hunts of the places featured in her novel. The first book signing and ghost hunt took place at the Triangle T Ranch in Dragoon, Arizona on May 28th. The ranch, owned by Linda Kelly, has been featured on an episode of Psychic Kids. According to Linda, “guests, visitors and staff have all experienced unusual phenomena, including three men playing poker in the dining hall, an Indian princess riding through the property on a horse, a Hohokam woman, and the spirits of Cochise and Geronimo.”

Established in 1922, the ranch boasts a colorful and exciting past. In 1929, it came into the hands of Metta Tutt and was named the Triangle T for “Tutt”. Since then, the Triangle T has been the site of many historical events. It was the center of intrigue during World War II. The subsequent rumors that high-ranking Japanese officials were detained at the ranch were recently confirmed by award-winning author Jane Eppinga, after years of exhaustive research and the lifting of the 50-year moratorium on classified information. Details of the incarceration of the world’s “most wanted” war criminals are available in the library at the Triangle T.

Located adjacent to the Amerind Foundation archaeological research center and museum specializing in Native American cultures of the Southwest, the Triangle T Guest Ranch is rich in its own Native American History. Apache Chieftain Cochise and his band used the ranch as a summer camp for many generations. The ranch also holds a centuries-old sacred ceremonial location among the boulders, complete with petroglyphs and rock carvings.

The Triangle T hosted the ghost hunt, which took place from 11:00 p.m. and lasted until 1:30 a.m. with guests from Phoenix and Southeast Arizona roaming the property to try and get a glimpse of the past. One of the teams had an experience within the lower dining hall, hearing footsteps on the outside stairway that goes to the roof, though no other teams were in the area. And it sounded as though a person were walking on wooden stairs, though the steps had been covered in cement. Could it have been a spirit going about their lives in another dimension, crossing with the curious in our dimension?

Historic Vulture Gold Mine

Discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, Vulture Mine was one of the Arizona Territory’s richest mines and it was still producing, at decreased levels, until World War II. Today, this ghost town provides visitors with the opportunity to see a genuine vision of what life was like in an old west mining town. Many buildings remain intact and there is also a fair amount of mining equipment to see, as well as an old schoolhouse, the assay office, the dining hall/saloon, old blacksmith shop and power generating station.

Vulture Mine’s wealth allowed the camp to blossom into a self-contained town by 1880. Along with roughly six boarding houses, the town boasted a cookhouse and mess hall, a blacksmith shop, several buildings associated with the mine, stores, offices, saloons, and even a school. By this time there were about three hundred miners and their families living in town. Vulture City peaked with a population of about 5,000 residents. Owner after owner would face many challenges turning a profit with the mine over the next several decades as the main gold vein was lost. However, the mine was not officially shut down until 1942. Throughout its lifespan, the mines at Vulture City officially produced upwards of two hundred million dollars in gold.

Due to all the spiritual activity, Vulture Mine is one of the favorite places for paranormal teams throughout Arizona. Actual paranormal experiences from visitors, staff and investigators include a floating head at the ball mill, children’s voices at the schoolhouse and on the playground, a man standing in front of the bunkhouse, smells emanating from the old dining hall and physical encounters with not-so-friendly ghosts inside the assay office.

Other locales included in The Ancient Ones include Wickenburg, Bisbee and Tombstone in Southeast Arizona, and Sunset Wupatki National Monument north of Flagstaff. It contains true facts pertaining to Native American history, Arizona history and the metaphysical.

The Ancient Ones cover blurb:

Lorelei Lanier is adjusting to the powerful connections she has to spirits. Unfortunately, her medium abilities are only the beginning. While working a dark arts case with the FBI and the Arizona-Irish Paranormal Research Society, she discovers she is the reincarnation of Annie O’Shea, the original owner of the Texas Canyon Ranch where the mystery unfolds. And Lorelei’s astral abilities that saved her from a mine three years ago are becoming stronger upon discovery of an extinct, ancient race of people.

Underground tunnels, Stonehenge-like monuments, petroglyphs of the solar system, an alternate dimension and hidden Indian ruins—clues discovered in Southeast Arizona pertaining to the ancient ones existence. But Lorelei has much more to worry about than the supernatural. She is struggling with her feelings for fellow investigator Ian Healy. Pagan and Wiccan, it is Ian’s ability to heal with his eyes that captures her heart.

Two mysteries, one in Southeast Arizona and the other north of Flagstaff, soon culminate into a new reality for Lorelei Lanier. Will she be prepared for what the ancient ones have in store?

You can find all of these elements that culminate into the adventure of a lifetime for Lorelei Lanier, psychic medium, and the Arizona-Irish Paranormal Research Society, in Lori Hines’ first paranormal mystery novel titled The Ancient Ones.

Check out the following link to find out where to find The Ancient Ones – available in stores and gift shops in Metro Phoenix, Southeast Arizona and Wickenburg:

http://lhauthor.wordpress.com/my-novels/list-of-stores-that-stock-the-ancient-ones/